rebecca vasmant: with love, from glasgow
Francisco Espregueira
With Love, From Glasgow is a mesmerizing debut LP from Rebecca Vasmant, via her own imprint Rebecca’s Records. The Glaswegian musician, producer and DJ, has spent the last five years curating loads musical moments around the world, bringing a fresh new twist to dance music with her love for jazz. Beyond her eclecticism, Vasmant now showcases her talent in composing, producing and performing, delivering a strong piece comprised by eleven tracks that feature the breadth of the incredible jazz talent Glasgow has to offer.
Though known for its rich musical heritage, Glasgow is not a city perhaps synonymous with the genre. On With Love, From Glasgow Rebecca Vasmant proves that pre-conception wrong, as her cohort of hand picked musicians perform brilliantly. This debut is a smooth affair, filled with musical textures that co-exist in total harmony and peace. Through the ethereal, floating textures of LP opener “Start Of Time” via the the uptempo beats and horns of first single “Jewels Of Thought”, and the sombre, reflective sonics of tracks such as “Morning Mourning”, With Love, From Glasgow is an emotive and calming listen from start to finish. Available in vinyl and digital formats, for the collectors, this album is a crucial insight into the modern day sounds of a city which has already contributed so much to music culture.
“There is such crazy wealth of talent in this city of Glasgow and I wanted to make an album that helped to demonstrate this and which captures my own love and passion for deep and spiritual music.”